Little Sturgeon River below Booth Lake water level

Name: Little Sturgeon River below Booth Lake water level (Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada)
Creator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
License: https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada

River gauge, Little Sturgeon River, Ontario, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

2.59m Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 09:40 AM EDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 1.65 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Little Sturgeon River below Booth Lake, where the gauge shows 2.59 m.

That puts it 0.13 m below the median of 2.72 m for mid-October, based on 19 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 2.42 m (+0.17 m).

It is still going down, by 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 2.32 m – 2.66 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 19 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 2.72 m0.13 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 2.44 m – 3.08 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (19 years of records)
Same day last year: 2.42 m+0.17 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.32 m – 2.66 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 2.32 m – 2.91 m

Freshet, ice and paddling

Open-water season is the time for canoe trips and fishing, though rapids change character with every few centimetres of water.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 18° 7° – Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 13° 2° – Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 14° 2° – Wind 15 km/h

22 Thu 15° 5° – Wind 11 km/h

23 Fri 12° 2° – Wind 11 km/h

24 Sat 13° 3° – Wind 11 km/h

25 Sun 16° 8° 0.6 mm Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:27 PM Daylight 10 hr, 45 min First quarter 60%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lake Nipissing at North BayLake, Lake Nipissing	5.65 m	Normal	−0.01 m	19 km
Chippewa Creek at North BayRiver gauge, Chippewa Creek	13.21 m	Low	−0.01 m	21 km
La Vase River at North BayRiver gauge, La Vase River	10.68 m	Normal	−0.05 m	27 km
Veuve River near VernerRiver gauge, Veuve River	0.44 m	Low	−0.01 m	35 km
Wasi River near AstorvilleRiver gauge, Wasi River	7.99 m	Very low	−0.02 m	39 km
French River below Portage DamRiver gauge, French River	91.7 m³/s	Normal	+3.30 m³/s	44 km
French River at Chaudiere DamRiver gauge, French River	187.79 m	Low	±0	44 km
Little French River at Okikendawt IslandRiver gauge, Little French River	18.2 m³/s	Normal	−0.40 m³/s	47 km

Questions and answers

How does the Little Sturgeon River below Booth Lake compare with last year?

It is 0.17 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 2.42 m.

What is a normal level for the Little Sturgeon River below Booth Lake in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.72 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.44 m and 3.08 m, based on 19 years of records.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 2.59 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Little Sturgeon River below Booth Lake today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 09:40 AM EDT, the water level was 2.59 m. Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Little Sturgeon River below Booth Lake rising or falling?

Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.25 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Little Sturgeon River below Booth Lake normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 19 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada publishes a new reading every hour. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:02DC013 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 46.42761, -79.66203 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum (assumed datum)
Update interval: every hour
Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	2.59 m	2026-10-19 13:40	Provisional
Flow	1.65 m³/s	2026-10-19 13:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Little Sturgeon River below Booth Lake (eccc:02DC013). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/ontario/little-sturgeon-river-below-booth-lake

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